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Steve Traudt
Photo by
Fay Timmerman |
"Photographing lets me see and feel a part of the environment, whether a soaring
mountain or a tiny wildflower," says Steve Traudt. "This seeing leads to more
awareness, which in turn enhances the seeing yet more. The whole process is
addictive!"
Raised in Nebraska, Traudt moved to Grand Junction in 1987 where he and wife, Fay
Timmerman, established Quilt Junction and Gallery 412 which they operated for 9 years. He
currently teaches photography at
13 Photography Gallery, having taught for
nearly 18 years at Mesa State College. Steve conducts photography workshops and seminars, is
a certified scuba diver, a writer and a pharmacist.
In a dusty attic at the age of 10, Traudt chanced upon some old darkroom items
belonging to his father. He ordered fresh paper and chemicals from the Monkey Ward catalog
and a lifelong interest was soon born.
 He's exhibited photographs extensively around the world,
lectures locally and nationally and especially enjoys sharing his enthusiasm
through teaching. Steve has been
invited to lead photo trips to such exotic locales as Costa Rica and the
Galapagos. His magazine articles have appeared in various publications including
Nature Photographer magazine. He's a member of The North American Nature
Photography Association; The National Assoc. of Photoshop
Professionals and The Photographic Society of America from which he
holds the honor of Associate.
Traudt calls his photographs Synergistic Visions. He explains synergism as the cooperative
interaction of several elements to yield a superior result. For Traudt, photography is
synergism of such elements as the brain, emotions, vision, film, lenses and the camera.
Since photography is both art and craft, Traudt views this synergism as a marriage of
left-brain and right-brain activities.
"In today's world, we're in such a hurry; never looking up or down, only straight
ahead. I make photographs which cause the viewer to pause, even for a moment, and realize
all the remarkable events in our world awaiting discovery."
Interested in a variety of subjects, his current work explores the form and texture of
urban and natural landscapes. Traudt enjoys documenting the incongruities of everyday
scenes.
His photographs are available in signed limited editions.
 Click
for a 1.5 minute QuickTime movie of Steve,
Large
file (about 50 mb).
Produced by Colorado Public ETV, with a grant from the Grand Junction Commission
on Arts and Culture.
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